Canterbury International Hotel hosts conferences of up to 180 people in theater style, banquets for 120 and cocktail functions for 200, with smaller rooms for training sessions and board meetings. The hotel is in Forest Hill, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, close to the Forest Hill Chase shopping center.
Seminars and company events
The hotel suits a company conference, a training program over several days or a regional sales meeting for teams based in the east of Melbourne. Six function rooms cover formats from a 14-seat boardroom to a 200-guest cocktail party, so a plenary session, breakout rooms and an evening dinner can all run in the same building. Gala dinners, private functions and celebrations are also part of the offer. Delegates can stay in the hotel, and catering packages are set up for each event.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Ballroom is the main room: 180 in theater style, 120 for a banquet, 80 in cabaret, 65 in classroom and 200 for a cocktail. The Oakford Room is almost as large, with 150 in theater style, 100 for a banquet, 80 in cabaret, 65 in classroom, 38 in a U-shape and 200 for a cocktail. The Savoy Room takes 70 in theater style, 60 for a banquet, 36 in cabaret, 40 in classroom, 28 in a U-shape and 100 for a cocktail. The Regency Room seats 40 in theater style, 45 for a banquet, 30 in cabaret, 25 in classroom, 25 in a U-shape and 20 at a boardroom table, with 60 for a cocktail. Two boardrooms complete the set: the Stamford Room for 18 and the Yorkshire Room for 14. With this range, a two-track event can run the plenary in the Grand Ballroom and a parallel session in the Oakford Room.
Accommodation
Rooms include queen rooms, family rooms, a suite, and apartments with one or two bedrooms, which suit delegates on longer stays. Reception is open 24 hours. The hotel does not publish its room count. The gym and the outdoor lap pool are closed during renovation works, with no reopening date confirmed, so check their status before planning.
Catering
The hotel offers flexible catering packages for meetings, conferences and dinners. Menus and formats are agreed with the events team for each booking.
Getting there
Forest Hill lies east of central Melbourne, within reach of Blackburn Lake Sanctuary and the Dandenong Ranges, which can serve for a team outing after the meeting. Melbourne Airport is the main airport for interstate and international delegates, and the eastern suburbs are linked to the city by road and suburban rail.
